[jvanderpol]

I think the Palm TX is really the best reading device there is. It can do anything that is still very hard or impossible for the current e-ink devices, and for almost half the cost: It is small and handy and beautifully designed; it has a bright, sharp, fullcolor screen of 3,7 inch diagonal, which I find wonderful for reading as it is not too large nor too small (most other PDA's are too small); it flips the pages quickly without any timelag. It reads palm ebooks as well as mobi and adobe. I like my hardware read what I want it to read, not what the manufacturer wants me to read; it should be independent of any supplier.
OK, you can't read in bright sun but you /can/ read in the dark (for e-ink you need a lamp), and you /can/ listen to muzic, surf on the web, check mail and make calls and sms. Also, you can also use it as a mobile working place and transfer Word documents to and from it that are synchronized in the process. The wireless bluetooth keybord is surprisingly pleasant to use, you can fold it in two and take it in the smallest handbag. Battery lasts long and uploads quickly. I use the Palm TX for five years now and wish for nothing better. Although, when Palm would make the TX fit for reading in the sun as well as in the dark, I would probably buy a new one.